Serie A: Inter vs Bologna – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Inter and Bologna who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Inter are highly favoured to claim a win against Bologna, whom they face on Wednesday. In their current shape, a win at Giuseppe Meazza seems to be the obvious outcome.

Inter are chasing the first place in the Serie A after collecting 43 points from their initial 18 encounters. Bologna trail them on 29 points after 18 rounds, sitting as number 7 in the table.

Form: Inter vs Bologna

Inter Form

Inter have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Atalanta by 2-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-3 against AC Milan, before achieving a 0-1 win against Venezia. Inter won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Serie A, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 12 goals and conceded eight times.

Bologna Form

In has been a bit of everything for Bologna in their previous three matches, as they first beat Torino by 0-2. This was followed by a disappointing 2-3 defeat against Verona, before an encounter with Roma produced a 2-2 draw. Bologna won three of a possible six away matches in the Serie A, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 11 while also conceding nine times.

Betting stats for Inter and Bologna

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Inter and Bologna. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Inter vs Bologna

It has been a great season for Marcus Thuram so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Inter hoping he delivers against Bologna this coming Wednesday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Popular betting markets: Inter vs Bologna

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Giuseppe Meazza across all tournaments Inter won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Bologna claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Inter won their last eight matches on the trot. Inter didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Giuseppe Meazza. Inter have not lost to Bologna in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Inter scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Bologna scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Inter have not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive games. Inter won an impressive seven of these matches without conceding a single goal. Will they manage to add another clean sheet with three points? Depending on your betting strategy, a home win to nil certainly looks worth considering for an accumulator. Inter have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Bologna.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Inter’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Bologna, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches. Inter are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 21 matches.